The Meaning of Ezekiel 27:6 Explained

Ezekiel 27:6

KJV: Of the oaks of Bashan have they made thine oars; the company of the Ashurites have made thy benches of ivory, brought out of the isles of Chittim.

YLT: Of oaks of Bashan they made thine oars, Thy bench they have made of ivory, A branch of Ashurim from isles of Chittim.

Darby: Of the oaks of Bashan did they make thine oars; they made thy benches of ivory, inlaid in box-wood, out of the isles of Chittim.

ASV: Of the oaks of Bashan have they made thine oars; they have made thy benches of ivory inlaid in boxwood, from the isles of Kittim.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

[Of] the oaks  of Bashan  have they made  thine oars;  the company  of the Ashurites  have made  thy benches  [of] ivory,  [brought] out of the isles  of Chittim. 

What does Ezekiel 27:6 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Ezekiel 27

1  The riches and commerce of Tyrus
26  The great and irrecoverable fall thereof

What do the individual words in Ezekiel 27:6 mean?

[Of] oaks from Bashan they made your oars your planks have inlaid [with] ivory the company the [company] of Ashurites from the coasts of Cyprus Cyprus
אַלּוֹנִים֙ מִבָּ֔שָׁן עָשׂ֖וּ מִשּׁוֹטָ֑יִךְ קַרְשֵׁ֤ךְ עָֽשׂוּ־ שֵׁן֙ בַּת־ אֲשֻׁרִ֔ים מֵאִיֵּ֖י [כתים] (כִּתִּיִּֽים)

אַלּוֹנִים֙  [Of]  oaks 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: אַלֹּון  
Sense: oak, great tree.
מִבָּ֔שָׁן  from  Bashan 
Parse: Preposition-m, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: בָּשָׁן 
Sense: a district east of the Jordan known for its fertility which was given to the half-tribe of Manasseh.
עָשׂ֖וּ  they  made 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
מִשּׁוֹטָ֑יִךְ  your  oars 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, second person feminine singular
Root: מָשֹׁוט 
Sense: oar.
קַרְשֵׁ֤ךְ  your  planks 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person feminine singular
Root: קֶרֶשׁ  
Sense: board, boards, plank.
עָֽשׂוּ־  have  inlaid 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
שֵׁן֙  [with]  ivory 
Parse: Noun, common singular
Root: שֵׁן  
Sense: tooth, ivory.
בַּת־  the  company 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: בַּת  
Sense: daughter.
אֲשֻׁרִ֔ים  the  [company]  of  Ashurites 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine plural
Root: תְּאַשּׁוּר  
Sense: one from the tribe of Asher.
מֵאִיֵּ֖י  from  the  coasts 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: אִי  
Sense: coast, island, shore, region.
[כתים]  of  Cyprus 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
(כִּתִּיִּֽים)  Cyprus 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: כִּתִּיִּים  
Sense: a general term for all islanders of the Mediterranean Sea.